The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-21
THAT MYSTERIOUS TRIO.
WHO THE THREE BAY STREET
MERCHANTS ARE.

The Developments in the Cassidy
Smith Affair - a Number of Reports
for Which There Was No Foundation
The Negro Boy Makes an Important
Admission-The Identity of the Pistol
Doubtful.
1t will be remembered that in the testi-
mony at the Coroner's inquest, three Bay
street merchants" were alluded to by Cas-
sidy as three suckers" whom he was to
pluck. The party comprised Mr.. c. D.
Baldwin, c. S. Godfin and d. B. Paxton, all
of Peacock, Lunt & Co. They went
down Tuesday evening to Tybee
intending to remain for a day.
They are all well-lxnoNn young men of this
city and NEST satisfactorily explained their
movements that night. Though they met
Cassidy and were in bathing with his party,
yet it was purely casual occurrence and
such as might happen a thousand times.
Mr.. Baldwin only knew Cassidy as passing
acquaintance and tle others We're intro
duced for the first time that night They
supposed Maggie Terrell was his wife.
Their story does not give any facts bearing
on the tragedy but it is simply al account
OF how they spent the night and enjoyed
their surf bath.
MAGGIE'S LONG DRIVE.
1t was said that Joe Green, who drove
Maggie Terrell and Cassidy to the barracks,
had overheard q conversation between them,
but the statement he makes is that the
mounted officer was at the side of the car
riage, too cl Sc for them to converse to-
gether without mis- hearing them. As Cas-
sldy got out he turned to Maggie and said:
I've got into sO,..e trouble, some way, but
guess it'll be all right See -", but here
the trampling Of the horse made so much
noise that none but Maggie head the direc-
ton.
When she was released from the barracks
she was driven to the Solicitor Generals of
flee, but he was absent. She then was
driven to Cassidy's place, where a young
man, her brother, jumped i'll the carriage.
They next drove to the tracks and asked
to see Cassidy br+ Wera refused. Capt.
Dixon's Office was visited to obtain per mis-
sion but in vain. They again visited the
barracks, but being unable to attain their
object were driven to Maggie'5 home. She
seemed pretty worried all the while ana
urged the driver to make the best speed
possible
81 HAINT DONE NO MURDER"
When Edward James, the young colored
boy, was arraigned at the police barracks
it was hard to determine on what charge
to hold him. Therefore, the officer adj
dressing the boy, asked:
whats your name, bOyP
'Edwar' James, boss, whimpered the lad
''What do you do for a living"
Use working for Mr. Cassidy, boss"
"Where did you sleep last night?" asked
the officer; glowering at the boy, who was
shivering with fright.
"Oh / slept wild Mr. Cassidy at de island
We bofe slept i'll one bed, but doan't know
nuthin' of de murder, boss; fob de Lawd, l
doan't.n
This gave him away completely,
and he was locked up at once.
RUMORS AND REPORTS.
1t is said that the pistol now held by the
officers is not his (Cassidy's). The one in
their possession is an old style pistol, iron
barrel, plainly mounted, with a wooden
curved butt. 1t is a slE-ShOOter. The one
Cassidy is said to have carried was a long
3S-calibre Smith q Wesson, finely silver
plated. and handsome weapon.
A number of conflicting and sensational
rumOrs were flying around last night, but
none could he confirmed. One stated that
on the trip up TO the city Maggie was over
| heard to tell Cassidy that if he wasn't care
| full he would be arrested when they got to
the city. Another somewhat similar was to
the effect that Cassidy told some one on the
boat that he expected to be arrested when
the boat arrived at Savannah.
A silly canard was circulated shortly af-
| ter noon to the effect that Cassidy had cut
his throat and was dying, but there was no
more truth in it than in many others that
were heard.
1t was rumored that Cassidy's foot had
| been measured and that it compared precise
| ly with the large tracks found in the sand
| the morning after the killing, but no con-
tirmation of this could be had, and it was
not generally believed that Cassidy would
| have permitted anyone to measure his foot
| He is conducting his case with marked abili-
| ty, and it is not probable that he had per-
| mitted the prosecution to obtain this i'm
| portant bit of evidence